As the industry waits anxiously, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) finally commented on marijuana for the first time since being announced as President-Elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general. Today, Senator Sessions was grilled on an array of issues, ranging from voting rights to legal marijuana. Many have feared that Sessions intends to roll back the lenient enforcement stance taken by the...

Vaporizing and dabbing are not just new fads but truly part of a robust health-conscious movement in the ever-growing cannabis community. Nixon's Dual Hitter is such a professionally-crafted smoking device that I had to share it with everyone, including my oncologist. (As I was recovering from ovarian cancer, major abdominal surgery compounded by intensive chemotherapy left my body so...

MJ Freeway is a widely-used business software that facilitates transactions at marijuana dispensaries. Many patients and customers faced massive delays when trying to re-up their stash over the weekend. In some cases, shops were forced to outright close. MJ Freeway, a business software that helps dispensaries manage inventory, sales, and compliance recently experienced a mass outage. MJ Freeway is used...

We’re kicking off 2017 with some good, old-fashioned, solid advice from industry professionals who are hustling, working hard and making it happen on the daily. All you have to do is listen and learn, boo. What’s mg retailer's own homegrown advice? Take your vitamins. Eat a heart-healthy diet that includes whole grains. Wear clean underwear, just in case, and...

The people, the products, the progress and the trends that keep the vape business burning! According to BDS Analytics, 2016 was a year of solid growth for the overall vape sector. In fact, judging by the company’s data for more than 600 dispensaries and more than 50 million transactions, Director of Dispensary Relations Greg Shoenfeld said some vape sub-categories are...

Sales for the cannabis industry in North America totaled $6.7 billion in 2016. Cannabis sales grew by 30 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to a new report by Arcview Market Research. Arcview utilizes data from BDS Analytics. BDS has access to direct point-of-sales data from dispensaries across the United States. In addition to monitoring overall sales grwoth, BDS is also able...

Volunteers gathered December 22 at the Hollywood Hills mansion of Advanced Nutrients founder Michael “BigMike” Straumietis for the first-annual Holiday Heroes philanthropic effort in Los Angeles. The volunteers arrived at 8 a.m. to fill 1,600 backpacks with goods such as socks, non-perishable food items, and dental floss, after which teams headed to their assigned areas to hand out the...

The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus has partnered with Cannakids to raise money for sick children in need of cannabis oil. While cannabis has been receiving attention as a safer alternative to alcohol and other recreational drugs, its greatest impact is in its ability to heal. Norman Reedus is helping to highlight the need for safe access by publicly supporting a recent...

November 8, 2016, was a watershed moment for the cannabis industry. Voters in Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota approved a measure allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana. Montana voters eased restrictions on the state’s decade-old medical marijuana law. In California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada, it is now legal for anyone older than 21 to smoke cannabis. In states with...